Interest groups in industrial relations are the parties involved in it. John Dunlop in the preface to his work “Industrial Relations System” (1958) says: “Industrial societies necessarily create industrial relations, defined as the complex of inter-relations among workers, managers and government,”
Interest
Groups In Industrial Relations
Interest groups in industrial
relations are the parties involved in it. John Dunlop in the preface to his
work “Industrial Relations System” (1958) says: “Industrial societies
necessarily create industrial relations, defined as the complex of
inter-relations among workers, managers and government,”
The
interest groups, therefore, are:
Workers
and their organizations
Managers
(employers) and their organizations
The
Government
Each group has different interests and priorities.
The workers and their organizations want higher wages, good working conditions
and other benefits like medical insurance, accident benefits etc. As against
these, the employers and their organizations want maximum productivity at the
lowest possible cost. They, therefore, offer lowest possible wages, although
the unit may have capacity to pay higher wages, want long working hours and no
other expenses. The interests of the first two groups are thus conflicting.
We have, however, seen that there
are attitudinal changes in both the groups and they have realised that both of
them need to be reasonable in their approach. The third interest group is the
government. It is the responsibility of the government to ensure that there is
an atmosphere of industrial peace and harmony. Thus, when the government
apprehends that there may be an industrial dispute, it refers the matter for
adjudication. The
government endeavours to see that the industrial harmony is maintained even
when there is an impending dispute.
Tags : Business Environment and Law-Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
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